Search Results - "Michael Edwardson, J."
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Modes of action of the archaeal Mre11/Rad50 DNA-repair complex revealed by fast-scan atomic force microscopy
Published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences - PNAS (30-06-2020)“…Mre11 and Rad50 (M/R) proteins are part of an evolutionarily conserved macromolecular apparatus that maintains genomic integrity through repair pathways. Prior…”
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Oligomers of the lipodystrophy protein seipin may co-ordinate GPAT3 and AGPAT2 enzymes to facilitate adipocyte differentiation
Published in Scientific reports (24-02-2020)“…Seipin deficiency causes severe congenital generalized lipodystrophy (CGL) and metabolic disease. However, how seipin regulates adipocyte development and…”
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Sar1 GTPase Activity Is Regulated by Membrane Curvature
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (15-01-2016)“…The majority of biosynthetic secretory proteins initiate their journey through the endomembrane system from specific subdomains of the endoplasmic reticulum…”
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Linker mutations reveal the complexity of synaptotagmin 1 action during synaptic transmission
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-05-2014)“…Rapid vesicle exocytosis requires the Ca 2+ sensor synaptotagmin I (syt). Here the AUs manipulate the length and rigidity of the linker connecting the two Ca…”
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The Transient Receptor Potential Channels TRPP2 and TRPC1 Form a Heterotetramer with a 2:2 Stoichiometry and an Alternating Subunit Arrangement
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (18-12-2009)“…There is functional evidence that polycystin-2 (TRPP2) interacts with other members of the transient receptor potential family, including TRPC1 and TRPV4. Here…”
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Nanoscale Mobility of the Apo State and TARP Stoichiometry Dictate the Gating Behavior of Alternatively Spliced AMPA Receptors
Published in Neuron (Cambridge, Mass.) (05-06-2019)“…Neurotransmitter-gated ion channels are allosteric proteins that switch on and off in response to agonist binding. Most studies have focused on the…”
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Hrs and STAM Function Synergistically to Bind Ubiquitin-Modified Cargoes In Vitro
Published in Biophysical journal (06-01-2015)“…The turnover of integral membrane proteins requires a specialized transport pathway mediated by components of the endosomal sorting complex required for…”
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Analysis of naturally occurring mutations in the human lipodystrophy protein seipin reveals multiple potential pathogenic mechanisms
Published in Diabetologia (01-11-2013)“…Aims/hypothesis In humans, disruption of the gene BSCL2 , encoding the protein seipin, causes congenital generalised lipodystrophy (CGL) with severe insulin…”
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Analysis of Assembly and Trafficking of Native P2X4 and P2X7 Receptor Complexes in Rodent Immune Cells
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (15-05-2009)“…P2X4 and P2X7 are the predominant P2X receptor subtypes expressed in immune cells. Having previously shown a structural and functional interaction between the…”
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Atomic Force Microscopy Reveals the Architecture of the Epithelial Sodium Channel (ENaC)
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (16-09-2011)“…The epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) is a member of the ENaC/degenerin superfamily. ENaC is a heteromultimer containing three homologous subunits (α, β, and…”
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Atomic force microscopy (AFM) imaging suggests that stromal interaction molecule 1 (STIM1) binds to Orai1 with sixfold symmetry
Published in FEBS letters (25-08-2014)“…•The subunit stoichiometry of the CRAC channel is controversial.•AFM imaging shows that Orai1 assembles as a hexamer.•STIM1 binds to Orai1 with sixfold…”
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Compound Exocytosis: Mechanisms and Functional Significance
Published in Traffic (Copenhagen, Denmark) (01-02-2006)“…Compound exocytosis occurs in many cell types. It represents a specialized form of secretion in which vesicles undergo fusion with each other as well as with…”
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Demonstration of a Direct Interaction between σ-1 Receptors and Acid-Sensing Ion Channels
Published in Biophysical journal (07-04-2010)“…The σ-1 receptor is a widely expressed protein that interacts with a variety of ion channels, including the acid-sensing ion channel (ASIC) 1a. Here we used…”
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An alternating GluN1-2-1-2 subunit arrangement in mature NMDA receptors
Published in PloS one (06-04-2012)“…NMDA receptors (NMDARs) form glutamate-gated ion channels that play a critical role in CNS physiology and pathology. Together with AMPA and kainate receptors,…”
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Seipin oligomers can interact directly with AGPAT2 and lipin 1, physically scaffolding critical regulators of adipogenesis
Published in Molecular metabolism (Germany) (01-03-2015)“…Abstract Objective Disruption of the genes encoding either seipin or 1-acylglycerol-3-phosphate O-acyltransferase 2 (AGPAT2) causes severe congenital…”
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ESCRT-0 Assembles as a Heterotetrameric Complex on Membranes and Binds Multiple Ubiquitinylated Cargoes Simultaneously
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (18-03-2011)“…The ESCRT machinery consists of multiple protein complexes that collectively participate in the biogenesis of multivesicular endosomes (MVEs). The ESCRT-0…”
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Real-Time Analysis of the Effects of Cholesterol on Lipid Raft Behavior Using Atomic Force Microscopy
Published in Biophysical journal (01-03-2003)“…Cholesterol plays a crucial role in cell membranes, and has been implicated in the assembly and maintenance of sphingolipid-rich rafts. We have examined the…”
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Direct visualization of G-quadruplexes in DNA using atomic force microscopy
Published in Nucleic acids research (01-10-2009)“…The formation of G-quadruplexes in G-rich regions of DNA is believed to affect DNA transcription and replication. However, it is currently unclear how this…”
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Receptor binding enables botulinum neurotoxin B to sense low pH for translocation channel assembly
Published in Cell host & microbe (15-09-2011)“…Botulinum neurotoxins (BoNTs, serotypes A-G), elaborated by Clostridium botulinum, can induce lethal paralysis and are classified as Category A bioterrorism…”
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Coordinated regulation of the ESCRT-III component CHMP4C by the chromosomal passenger complex and centralspindlin during cytokinesis
Published in Open biology (01-10-2016)“…The chromosomal passenger complex (CPC)—composed of Aurora B kinase, Borealin, Survivin and INCENP—surveys the fidelity of genome segregation throughout cell…”
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